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Dr. Rebekah L Fox

  • Professor - Department of Communication Studies
Portrait of Dr. Rebekah L Fox

Biography and education

Ph.D. Purdue University, Communication
M.A. University of Arkansas, Communication
B.A. University of Arkansas, Communication

*Health Services Research and Development Associated Post-Doctoral Fellow Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Fox, Rebekah L (Principal), Roundtree, Aimee Kendall (Supporting). Communicating about Wildfire in the WUI for Public Safety and a Healthy Urban Forest, Austin Community Foundation, Other, $25000. (Funded: 2016 - 2018). Grant.
  • Farris, Kristen Nacole LeBlanc (Supporting), Fox, Rebekah L (Principal), Roundtree, Aimee Kendall (Co-Principal). Bridging the Classroom and the Clinic: Communication Skills Training for Certified Nursing Assistants, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
  • Fox, Rebekah L. Listening for Resilience: Expert Fire Managers Share Crucial Experience Summer, Research Enhancement Program (REP) Grant, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
  • Fox, Rebekah L. Communities of Practice: Communicating and Learning, United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Federal, $100000.79. (Funded: 2024 - December 2028). Grant.
  • Flores, David (Principal), Fox, Rebekah L (Co-Principal), Jahn, Jody (Co-Principal), Venette, Steven (Co-Principal), Iverson, Joel (Co-Principal), Howes, Satoris (Co-Principal). Organizational Learning and Resilience, USDA, United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Federal, $100000. (Funded: 2023 - December 31, 2025). Grant.
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  • Flores, D., Fox, R. L., Iverson, J., Jahn, J., Venette, S., Howes, S., … Conley, C. (2024). Using focus groups for knowledge sharing: Tracking emerging pandemic impacts on USFS wildland fire operations. Society and Natural Resources, 37(6), 957–975. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2024.2341271
  • Dewberry, D. R., Burnette, A. E., Fox, R. L., & Arneson, P. (2018). Teaching free speech across the communication studies curriculum. First Amendment Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/21689725.2018.1500930
  • Fox, R. L., Ingram, B., Ward, M., Stober, J., Cagle, K., & Villwock, J. (2025). National Forests and Grasslands in Texas Hazardous Fuels Review.
  • Fox, R. L., Ward, M., Sekerak, C., Silva, J., Stober, J., & Turner, S. (2025). Alabama National Forests Hazardous Fuels Program Review, Region 8.
  • Fox, R. L., & Burnette, A. E. (2025). Wrangling the ructions: Major Ian Fishback, Ph.D. and his whistleblowing. In From a Whisper to a Movement: Investigating the Shared Rhetorical Spaces of Whistleblowing and Social Protest (pp. 33–60). State University of New York Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.31663484.5
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award of Distinction in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean's Seminar: Rhetoric and Resilience: Learning from Unintended Outcomes and the Vital Role of Narrative, Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication-John Fleming. October 30, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University. June 4, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Co-Search Research Start-Up Weekend, 2nd Place Winner, Texas State University College of Fine Arts and Communication. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Service, Department of Communication Studies. 2018
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  1. Other

    Austin/Travis County Wildfire Coalition

  2. Member

    General Education Council

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Forest Science

  4. Member

    Principal Investigators (PI) Council

  5. Member

    Administrative Committee Member-Southern States Communication Association

  6. Member

    Science minor group

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